Story of Yanxi Palace: Red Seal Spring Star

Yingluo's blood boiled with enthusiasm when she heard it, and she was eager to try it. She wished she could go to Rehe, to the paddock, to watch hunting, to the market...and said to Fu Heng: Next year we will take Long'er with us!Fu Heng nodded with a smile, and said: According to the schedule, the emperor will return to the capital after the final ceremonial meeting to end this year's autumn encirclement.Pearl asked: My lord, what is the emperor's last ceremonial alliance?Fu Hengdao: The Mongolian princes participating in the autumn siege this year are from the Karaqin tribe. In the end, the emperor will go to Chahar to meet the Mongolian princes of Horqin Banner.

The Horqin tribe, also known as Kaerqin, is derived from Mongolian and means "archer".At the end of the Ming Dynasty, it became the Mongolian Karaqin Chahar Lindan Khan tribe. Later, due to a quarrel with Lindan Khan, he led his troops to Nurhachi, Manchuria, and was the first Mongolian tribe to belong to the Qing Dynasty.

Later, Lin Danhan was defeated by Horqin and Huang Taiji, and Horqin ruled the grassland.The Horqin tribe has intermarried with the Qing royal family and Manchu nobles for almost generations, and has a close relationship. Emperor Gao, Emperor Tai|zong, the two empresses and several concubines of Lord Shunzhi, as well as Empress Xiaoduanwen and Empress Xiaozhuangwen all came from this tribe .The Manchus know Tibetan Buddhism, and have established a relationship with Tibet, and are also related to the Horqin Mongols.The Horqin tribe has a total of six banners, divided into left and right wings, three banners in the front, middle and back, and is the most powerful tribe in Mongolia.

This evening, the emperor, the empress dowager and the noble concubine Rong and the new nobleman Balin were all in the city of Chahar in the "Pinghan Shenjing", preparing for an audience with Prince Horqin tomorrow. The other concubines and elder brothers all returned from the paddock. River Palace.Chahar City is called Karagan City in Mongolian, which means the gate on the Great Wall in Mongolian.This city is an important military town and has always been a battleground for military strategists. It is commonly known as the "North Gate" of Kyoto, also known as Zhangyuan, and also known as the mountain city outside the Great Wall and Wucheng.To the north of Chahar City is the location of the Horqin and Horqin tribes. Because it is south of the Gobi Desert, it is also called Monan Mongolia, and there is a vast Horqin prairie.

In the Jehol Palace, the emperor finally turned over the nobleman's signboard, and she became the first to be lucky among the three new noblemen, and the two noblemen were naturally envious.This night, in the Chahar General Manager's Mansion where the emperor was stationed, the emperor called her to attend the bed for the second time. After Li Yu issued an order to tell her to get ready, she was overjoyed all the time.Her name is Qimuge, and she is the daughter of Dutong with the red flag inlaid in Mongolia. She was born in a noble Mongolian family in Horqin. It also retains the bold Mongolian heritage, and does not stick to trifles.After the emperor favored her for the first night, he rode horses with her twice.She was only 16 years old, nearly 30 years younger than the emperor. She felt that the emperor was more amiable than her father, but the emperor was her husband. The feeling in her heart was very strange.

The emperor and Li Yu didn't arrive until Kuaizi, and she immediately greeted An and greeted Li Yu.Li Yu saw that she was wearing the clothes of a Mongolian woman, he couldn't help but smiled, and said: "Your Majesty, please serve the Emperor well."Then he went out and closed the door.The emperor looked her up and down, and saw that she was wearing a colorful robe, flowered boots, and a waistcoat with embroidered lace over the robe. The colorful colors were indeed Mongolian style on the grasslands.Then he smiled and said: Are you putting all the flowers on your body?Li Yu was listening to Zhile outside.

Qi Muge couldn't hear the emperor's teasing meaning, and said loudly and authentically: "The concubine thinks it looks good and happy, and I will still want to wear it like this when I see people tomorrow!"The emperor shook his head and said: "Tomorrow's big banquet, your Mongolian dress has been prepared by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and you are not allowed to wear it casually."Qi Muge hurriedly said: Yes.Seeing that the emperor had no intention of going to bed, Qi Muge asked casually: "Your Majesty, did you take Concubine Rong to ride a horse today?"In the paddock, the concubine saw that she was riding well.

The emperor and his party arrived in Chahar for five days. When he was free these few days, he did ride with Shen Bi on horseback. The queen mother also went to have a look at it that day, but he just smiled and said: Is that so?I don't think she is as good as you.Qi Muge was very happy in his heart, and said: After the banquet is over, the concubine will accompany the emperor to ride a horse again!The emperor said: "After tomorrow's banquet, I will meet with the prince to discuss matters, and then I will return to Beijing. The weather is getting cold."Thinking that he had only been here for a few days, and he had to walk hundreds of miles, Qi Muge felt unhappy, but there was nothing he could do.

When the emperor and she lay on the bed, her heart was pounding. On the first night with the emperor, she had been in pain for two days, so she closed her eyes tightly with anticipation and fear.Unexpectedly, the emperor did not approach her, but soon fell asleep.She was very disappointed again, she kept her eyes open in the dark, unable to fall asleep no matter what.Later, looking at the emperor, I thought: Could it be that he treats Concubine Rong like this?But seeing Concubine Rong always looks at ease, joy and nourishment on weekdays... It must be because she doesn't please him.

Suddenly I remembered the Fucha Fu Henglai I saw on the street in the first month of the lunar year. He remarried that day and married Nalan's family. She and several close friends in the boudoir sneaked out of the house regardless of the cold weather and mingled with the crowd on the street to watch the fun.I saw him riding on a tall horse wearing big red flowers, dressed in red, with a red hat and black boots, luxurious and calm, unrestrained, unrestrained, but so young, I really can't believe that he is the emperor's military minister, and all the masters and girls who accompanied him They were all overwhelmed by it, and they kept talking about and envious of Mrs. Nalan, who was lucky enough to live three lives.

Later, Mrs. Nalan did not hesitate to risk her life, and captured Xiao Hezhuo for the emperor and the court, and was given a plaque by the emperor, also known as Manjingcheng.Now Mrs. Nalan has given birth to his sons, but she heard that they were not yet full-term. At that time, she thought to herself, how could this Mrs. Nalan have such a good life, that she married Mr. Fu Heng and had a child.After arriving at the Old Summer Palace, she heard that Wei Guiren was pregnant just after being favored by the emperor, so after the first night with the emperor, she kept looking forward to her own good life, but her menstruation had just passed a few days ago, obviously not. Emperor's heir, the emperor will not be intimate with me tonight, and it is even more impossible to have an emperor's heir... After thinking about it for a while, a stubborn temper came up, thinking: If there is no one, there will be no, why did I become such a mother-in-law!Thinking of this, I was already very sleepy and fell asleep immediately.

The emperor woke up early in the morning and saw that she was still wearing floral clothes, lying on the bed without a quilt, so he pulled the quilt over her to cover her. She suddenly felt warm and hugged the emperor subconsciously.The emperor smiled and wanted to break free from her, but she was so strong that she couldn't break free for a while.After such a commotion, she also woke up, seeing that the emperor was about to leave, she was even more determined not to let go.The emperor couldn't help laughing, and was furious at being hugged... After the emperor finally went out, he still shook his head and laughed. Li Yu also smiled beside him, saying: This little nobleman is really interesting.The emperor said in a low voice: gaudy and reckless.Li Yu pursed his lips and smiled, thinking: It seems that Long Live Lord feels very fresh!Looking back, I smiled again, with a little disdain in my heart: see how long it can be fresh!Qimuge lay back on the bed again, the remaining warmth of the emperor was still on the bedding, she stroked the warmth with her hand, feeling very happy in her heart, she had long forgotten about the child.

The emperor went back to his courtyard for breakfast, and then Li Yu waited for him to put on the bright yellow satin embroidered golden dragon court robe, and saw Concubine Rong standing aside laughing at himself, he smiled too and shook his head.Concubine Rong said: Your Majesty, did you sleep well last night?The emperor turned up his horseshoe sleeves and said: Are you unhappy?Concubine Rong stepped forward, helped him turn up one sleeve, and then went to turn up the other sleeve. The emperor smelled the fragrance on her body and remembered the strong fragrance from Qimuge's body. He kissed her, then pushed her away, putting his hands on her shoulders.

Seeing her wearing a court gown with fragrant and phoenix makeup, brocade satin and horseshoe sleeves, nine colorful phoenixes holding broken branches of peonies, crabapples, and plum blossoms in their mouths, the colors are gorgeous, their wings are stretched, and their tails are dancing like streamers. Cliff seawater miscellaneous treasures are like clouds, and the collar and sleeves are decorated with stone blue satin embroidered with the word "Tuan Crane and Tuan Shou".Red coral beads are hung around the neck.Lapis lazuli collar inlaid with royal blue gold is pressed on the top, and four long strips of lapis lazuli are inlaid on the collar ring, carved in gold, decorated with oriental beads, and coral in between.On the head is a crown of green hair, the top is two layers, and there are one east bead, each of which is decorated with a golden phoenix, decorated with east beads and pearls, with a blue tourmaline cat's eye stone on it; It is decorated with east pearls and pearls; later Jin Zhai is decorated with blue tourmaline cat's eye stone, pearls, Zhai tail hanging beads, and 180 or eight pearls.Under the hat is a golden covenant, engraved with golden clouds, decorated with oriental beads, with lapis lazuli in between, and red pieces of gold.Her black hair was combed into two long braids, hanging on her chest, she looked at herself softly and slightly resentfully, she was in a trance for a moment, like the voice of a teenager, then she smiled slightly, took her hand and walked out together .

After leaving the room, the emperor's guard of honor came up one after another, hugging the two of them.Along the way, Concubine Rong was silent, so he said softly: Are you really angry?Concubine Rong said: Your Majesty, you should concentrate on meeting people.Letting go of his hand, he smiled and said nothing.

The two went to the pasture outside the city, and dozens of yurts were densely covered in the distance.A large circle was set up in the middle of the pasture with curtains, and a circle of tables was placed in the circle. After the two entered the field, they followed the guard of honor and walked to the large tent in the middle of the opposite side. The salute was fired, and the Mongolian princes sitting behind the table all stood up one after another. Put your right hand on your chest, bow slightly, and salute the two.

There are three tables in front of the big tent, a big table in the middle, and a small table on both sides. Standing behind the small table on the left is Prince Hongzhou and Prince Hongzhou, and standing behind the small table on the right is the nobleman Qi Muge. As he was bowing his head to salute, Mo Li, the current chief executive of Chahar, had suffered from the wind and cold for the past few days, so the emperor exempted him from attending the grand banquet.After the two walked to the table in the middle, the emperor asked Concubine Rong to sit on the right first.Concubine Rong and Li Yu looked at him in surprise, it was against the rules, the emperor should sit first, he just smiled and then sat down by himself.Then Li Yu walked outside the table and said loudly: "Sit down, the audience begins!"The princes and princes came up to salute one by one, and the muezzin was holding a booklet with the registration number:

Horqin/Left Wing Middle Banner/Prince Heshuo Zhuoliketu

See you Jambal Jamsu!

Horqin/Left Wing Middle Banner/Zhasak and Prince Shuodarhan

Sebuten Baljur has an audience!

Horqin/Left Wing Middle Banner/Duoluo County King

See you Ngawang Zangbu!

Horqin/Left Wing Middle Banner/Dorobel

Sampi Lezamusu has an audience!

Horqin/Zuo Wing Middle Banner/Gushan Beizi

See you in Banjul!

Horqin/Zuo Wing Middle Banner/Fuguo Gong

Maha Mayor

Lash Sewang

Nokorn Thara

Hada

See you!

Horqin/Left Wing Front Banner/Jasak Doro Bingtu County King

See you Ratnaja Musu!

Horqin/Left Wing Rear Banner/Prince Zasak Bodolegatai

Zimmert Dolzi

Horqin/Left Wing Rear Banner/Fuguo Gong

See you at Sono Wood Color Lens!

Horqin/Left Wing Rear Banner/Dorobel

See you Boyanne Mohu!

Horqin/Left Wing Rear Banner/Fuguo Gong

See you, Lamblinqin!

Horqin/Left Wing Rear Banner/Fuguo Gong

See you at Windusu!

Horqin/Right Wing Middle Banner/Prince Zasak and Shuo Tuxietu

See you, Allah Butan!

Horqin/Right Center Banner/Dorobel

Meet Tegus Erketu!

Horqin/Right Wing Rear Banner/Duke of Zasak Town

See you Minjur Dorji!

……

The muezzin spoke in Manchu with the brochure, which was then translated into Mongolian by the interpreter.After everyone saluted and greeted the emperor, the emperor also asked a few words back. Concubine Rong heard that he spoke Mongolian, and it was different from everyone's. She thought: It's really hard for him to remember so many things about so many people. .The interview and greeting lasted for about half an hour. After the end, another salute was fired, and everyone stood up.The emperor said softly: This was written by Fu Heng early in the morning.So Concubine Rong smiled sweetly and said softly: How can you remember?

Originally, Concubine Rong was wearing a big dress and sitting next to the emperor. When the princes and princes came up to have an audience one by one, although they all knew that the person attending the banquet with the emperor today was his newly adopted Concubine Yan from the Hui nationality. Out of politeness, no one looked directly at Concubine Rong. The salute was roaring on both sides of the big tent, so everyone looked in the direction where they were standing.When she smiled just now, it was like a brilliant white lotus blooming suddenly. Against the black eaves and vermilion curtain, it reflected the sun and shone brightly. Even the bright autumn light around her was eclipsed. Many people were stunned.

The emperor was very proud and smiled slightly.Qi Muge stood on the side, saw the emperor's smile, and felt suffocated in his heart: he was far from being able to compare with Concubine Rong.Then I thought: Who can compare with Concubine Rong?I am not alone, not even the empress.Then relieved.

After the salute, the crowd surrounded the emperor and went to the racecourse in the pasture, where they changed into riding clothes first.After everything was ready, the emperor got on a tall snow-white horse with red tassels first, followed by Hong Zhou, who got on a brown and yellow horse, and then all the Mongolian princes got on their horses one after another. start.

Concubine Rong saw the smoke and dust billowing from the brigade, so she took a good look at Qimuge standing next to her, and saw that she was wearing a Mongolian robe of maroon satin trimmed with white fur, a wide belt of the same style, and a sash on her head. Wearing a round hat of the same style, there are colorful and complicated bead strings in the middle of the hat, some bead strings hang from both sides of the hat, and a colorful bead string hangs around the neck.Fair skin, bright red cheeks, clear outline, rich and luxurious.She was about the same height as me, but stronger, with a heroic spirit all over her body.

Seeing her looking at him, Qi Muge felt that she was a little proud because he served the emperor's bed last night, and said with a smile: "Concubine Rong, your dress today, standing with the emperor, is so beautiful!"Concubine Rong smiled softly, and said, "Today is a big banquet for the Mongolian princes, so you are the most beautiful."Then she felt a little complacent.Li Yu saw everything from the side, and couldn't help laughing secretly at the innocence of this nobleman.

The first one to come back was Sebuteng Balejuer, Prince Heshuo of the Left Middle Banner of Horqin Banner.Then came the emperor and Hong Zhou.Sebutengbalezhuer apologized to the emperor. The emperor laughed and said, "You all let Zhen and Hongzhou go, and you are the only one to run to the front. How could my royal horse outrun the Mongolian iron cavalry?"Sebuten Balezhuer hurriedly bowed his head and saluted: "Don't dare."

When everyone came back, the next round began, and the emperor and Hong Zhou would not end.Instead, he walked back to the big tent.Concubine Rong and the nobleman stood up.The emperor just saw the nobleman's dress and nodded.Said one sentence: this is good.The nobleman hurriedly smiled and gave a blessing: Thank you, Your Majesty.

After the four of them sat down, Li Yu ordered someone to bring a water basin to wash the bowl, a incense towel, etc., to tidy up the emperor and Hong Zhou, and then changed back to the formal attire.Hong Zhou then reported to the emperor the arrangements for the next banquet, and the emperor made some minor adjustments.

The author has something to say:

[Chahar] is now named Zhangjiakou, and it has always been an important gateway for military trade in ancient times, as mentioned in the article.

[Cat's Eye Stone] Historically used by Concubine Rong, it is an ornament for the imperial concubine's crown.Concubine Rong's braid refers to the dress of Concubine Rong in the picture of Qianlong shooting and hunting in "The Prestige of the Deer".Concubine Rong’s attire in the article looks very complicated, but it is still the uniform of a concubine. There are differences between noble concubines, imperial concubines and empresses, which are reflected in the differences in color, materials, patterns and complexity, but at first glance , the formal attire above the concubine of the Qing Dynasty is the same dress.